Amazon Workers Gear Up For Second NYC Union Elections

Amazon.com Inc AMZN workers will vote on whether to unionize a second warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island, Reuters reports.
Employees at the LDJ5 sortation center explored joining the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) led by current and former warehouse workers.
Associates at a larger facility, JFK8, recently voted to join the ALU and create Amazon's first organized workplace in the U.S.
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Amazon contested the JFK8 vote before the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, arguing that the unions cannot guarantee better pay or benefits.
Amazon admitted that it wished to hear the workers and claimed its opponents' depressed turnout at JFK8. The ALU has dismissed the allegations.
Amazon workers from more than 100 other U.S. worksites have expressed interest in unionizing.
Price Action: AMZN shares traded lower by 1.03% at $2,857.26 in the premarket on the last check Monday.
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